WREA pays out $1.2 million in capital credits for members

MEEKER | The WREA Board recently approved to pay out $1.2M in capital credits to its membership. When people sign up to receive electric service from White River Electric Association they become a member of a rural electric cooperative. With membership comes privileges. WREA is owned by its members and returns allocated margins to its membership based on how much electricity was purchased during a particular year. In comparison, investor-owned utilities return their profits back…